Detachably suspended bag



April 27, 1937. H F; BA TER $078,438

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 27, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DETACHABLY SUSPENDEDBAG Application May 14, 1936, Serial No. 79,721

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to detachably suspended bags and moreparticularly to laundry bags especially adapted and designed for thereception of soiled linen.

5 The primary objects of the instant invention are to provide a laundrybag having a double compartment, the several compartments being.

adapted to receive and retain different classes of soiled linenrequiring different types of laundry service; to provide a suitablehanger for detachably supporting such a bag in a manner maintaining themouth of each compartment thereof open and convenient for the receptionof soiled linen within the selected compartment thereof; and, to providesuch a detachably supported laundry bag which is utilitarian in use,convenient in its arrangement and economical in manufacture.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the laundry bag in its normallysupported position;

Figure 2 is a view thereof showing the manner in which the bag may besecured to or removed 5 from its hanger;

Figure 3 is another View of the bag showing 1 the same supported in amanner in which its dual mouths have been closed after the laundry baghas been filled with soiled linen; and Figure 4 is an enlargedfragmentary view of a form of hanger from which the dual compartment bagmay be detachably suspended.

Referring to the drawing in which like parts of the bag and its hangerare designated by the same numerals in the several views, the bag madefrom any suitable material, such as canvas, has an outer rear wall l0,an outer front wall I I, and an intermediate or inner wall I2.

The outer rear wall ll] of the dual compartment bag is here shown asprovided with spaced parallel grommets I3, l4 and I5 adjacent its openor upper marginal width whereas the front outer wall II and theintermediate wall I2 are each here shown as respectively provided with asingle grommet I6, I! adjacent each of their respective upper marginalwidths and substantially medially of their several widths.

A hanger generally designated 25, is here shown as provided with triplespaced substantially parallel and. laterally or forwardly projectinghooks l8, I9 and 20, the outer hooks I8, 20 being adapted to receive thegrommets l3 and I5 for detachably suspending the bag and the hook I9being adapted to receive the grommets I4, I 6 and I1 of the rear outerwall In, front outer wall II and intermediate wall I2 respectively.

The grommets l4 and I6, may be dispensed. with if desired since bothmouths of the dual compartment bag will nevertheless be maintained openfor the reception of articles within either selected compartment whenthe rear outer wall It and the intermediate wall l2 of the bag issuspended by the grommets l3, I5 and I! respectively.

It will thus be seen that the detachably suspended bag herein shown anddescribed is particularly well adapted for use as a laundry bag whoseseveral compartments may be used for the reception of different classesof soiled linen prior to its being sent to the laundry. Thus, soiledlinen which is to be merely washed may be conveniently stuffed into theopenly maintained mouth leading to one compartment of the bag and soiledlinen which is to be both washed and ironed may be readily introducedinto the openly maintained mouth leading to the other compartment of thebag. When the laundry is collected, the collector thereof can readilyremove the filled laundry bag and substitute an empty one therefor,delivering the filled bag to the laundry whose operators are notcompelled to sort out one class of soiled linen requiring one class ofservice from the soiled linen requiring a different class of servicesince the several compartments retain the two classes of soiled linens.

While but one specific embodiment of this invention has been hereinshown and described, it will be understood that certain details of theconstruction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from thespirit of this invention as defined by the following claim.

I claim:

A bag and suspending means for detachably suspending the bag therefrom,said baghaving a wall disposed intermediate its outer walls to providedual compartments therein, and means for detachably suspending an outerwall of the bag from the suspending means at spaced points adjacent itsupper end and for detachably securing the intermediate wall of the bagto the suspending means adjacent its upper end whereby both mouths ofthe dual compartment bag are maintained open for the reception ofarticles within either selected compartment.

HOWARD F. BAXTER.

